| Title | Local and Rural Road Safety Briefing Sheets - Applying the Systemic Safety Approach on Local Roads |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 74397 |
| Corporate Creator | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety |
| Publication Date | 20140801 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | Local and rural road owners rely upon crash data to identify and treat safety problems. The traditional "spot location" approach is focused on treating a specific location based on crash history. The "systemic approach" acknowledges that crash frequency or rates at specific locations alone are not always sufficient to determine which countermeasures to implement and where to implement them. This is often true on low-volume local and rural roadways where crash frequencies are lower and crash data are sometimes sparse or incomplete. Systemic implementation of safety countermeasures helps to address the most serious crash types on the entire road system, not just at specific high-crash spot locations. The systemic safety approach is a two-pronged effort to reduce crashes and serious injuries on the roadways. This approach offers a means to: (1) identify crash types (e.g. intersection, roadway departure, pedestrians) and the location-related factors that contribute to the highest number of fatal and serious injury crashes of each type, and (2) widely implement low-cost countermeasures over several locations with similar crash characteristics and/or similar roadway features. Typically, systemic safety improvements are low-cost, require little maintenance, have documented crash reductions, and address specific crash types or crash risk factors (e.g., narrow shoulders). |
| Rosap ID | dot:49362 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49362 |
| TRT Terms | Local transportation; Rural highways; Rural transportation; Transportation safety |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Report Number | FHWA-SA-14-081 |
| Resource type | Brief |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/74000/74300/74397/FHWA-SA-14-081.pdf |
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| Database | NTL Digital Repository |